Jose Alfredo Colindres-Aguilar v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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• holding that a violation of an alien’s right to counsel prejudiced him because counsel “could have better marshalled specific facts in presenting petitioner’s case for asylum and withholding of deportation”
• holding that when the record indicates a petitioner’s desire for counsel, the IJ cannot assume that his silence implies a waiver of his right to repre- sentation
• holding that a violation of an alien’s right to counsel prejudiced him because counsel “could have better marshalled specific facts in presenting petitioner’s case for asylum and withholding of deportation”
• recognizing due process claims in a deportation proceeding are reviewed de novo by courts of appeals
• recognizing due pro- cess claims arising out of a deportation hearing are reviewed de novo
• finding prejudice not harmless where counsel could have better marshaled facts in asylum case and sought voluntary departure

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